A 7.5 earthquake hit Taiwan yesterday and footage shows the Taipei 101 skyscraper shaking.
The 1,670ft building famously has a 703 ton steel ball hanging between the 88th and 92nd floors, which acts as a “dampener system” to reduce building sway by 30-40% during earthquakes and typhoons.
This video explains how the system acts like a pendulum to prevent structural damage.
The engineering marvel is a passive dampening system, which means it doesn’t require an outside power source but is “powered by natural movement of the building.”
Each day new information comes out about the deadly novel coronavirus and Covid-19, the disease it causes.
Here's a look at what has changed since the pandemic began and what you need to know now to keep yourself, and your family, safe. https://t.co/9LrbpEDgWy
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In early 2014, Cristiano Ronaldo was diagnosed with a chronic knee condition called tendinosis. It's a heavy injury that has no cure and gets worse over time.
Coronavirus is teaching us that:
1) Healthcare is a right
2) Paid sick time is a right
3) Many, many people could do their jobs from home
4) We are more dependent on a healthy society than we want to acknowledge
Alexandre Lacazette's last Premier League goal away from home: 9th February 2019
Mesut Özil's last Premier League assist away from home: 30th January 2018
No time like the present. 😳